Magical Mulch

Mulch is what we need.
It helps keep down the weeds.
So all our little plants
Can grow.
Keeps moisture for the roots
Of those little tiny shoots
and even in the drought our stuff
Can grow.

So where does this Magical Mulch come from ?
Well, let me tell you a story.

Every year, in Our Fair City, with the approach of autumn, Leaves begin to fall from our many beautiful trees. This causes many upstanding citizens great concern. In fact they remove these leaves from their yards, and pile them at the curbside, sometimes even into the streets causing traffic hazards. They insist that the City Public Works Dept. remove the leaves, and quickly.

This Dept. has invested in special vehicles just for this purpose. These leaves are sucked up into these trucks and dumped in huge piles where they are left to decompose into what we refer to as "Leaf Mulch".

If a person can catch one of those busy city employees at the right time, he (or she of course) can have a scoop of mulch dropped into the truck or trailer of their choice.
Unfortunately, when The Fuzz and His Sweetie were there, they found it necessary to handle this task themselves. You will note the Mountain of Mulch where they did this.

It was a Hot Day, but as luck would have it, this Mountain of Mulch was located right by the River. It was too close to the road for any skinny dipping, but the water felt great any way.

Here's some pix of Squash and Okra with Leaf Mulch.